J'lem police bar planned gay protest
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS
Aug. 9, 2006

Jerusalem police announced Wednesday that they are barring a planned gay protest in a central city park out of concern that it could spill into violent clashes, but organizers vowed to go ahead with the move, setting the stage for a violent showdown in the city.

The demonstration, which was to have taken place Thursday evening near the city's Liberty Bell Park, was in itself planned as a form of protest against a previous police decision to ban an international gay pride parade that was scheduled to take place that day in the city. the rest